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Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC)

Description

Marine heatwave data sets are calculated by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information using Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) data. The NOAA 1/4° OISST is a long-term Climate Data Record that incorporates observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys and Argo floats) into a regular global grid. The in situ component of this input is critical.

Start Year

1980

End Year

2024

Published Year

2023

Ongoing

1

Large Marine Ecosystem Area

Gulf of Alaska

Ocean

Atlantic

Sea

Caribbean Sea

Country

USA

Case Product Name

Marine Heat Wave Indicator

Product Type

Service

Product Format

Data Service

Product URI

https://ecowatch.noaa.gov/thematic/marine-heatwaves

Publisher

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Ecosystem Status

Publisher City

Washington DC

Publisher Country

United States

Publisher State

District of Columbia

Publisher/Distributor URL

https://ecowatch.noaa.gov/

Data Source

NCEIDailyOISST(DOISST)

Data Source URL

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/optimum-interpolation-sst

Primary Use

Research, Weather/Climate, Operations

User Type

Planners, Regulators, Researchers

Data Type

Satellite Imagery and Wind Speeds

OOS Variable

Sea surface temperature

Observation Type

Physics

Economic Sectors Benefitting

Agriculture,Forestry, Fishing

Industries Benefitting

Other information services

Data Services Used

satellite sensor data

Ecosystem Benefits, Non-human

Marine heatwavesareperiodsofpersistentanomalouslywarmoceantemperatures,whichcan havesignificantimpactsonmarinelifeaswellascoastalcommunitiesandeconomies.When ocean temperaturesareexceptionallyhighinaspecificareaforanextendedperiodoftime,it has thepotentialtoaffectthebiologyandchemistryofanecosystem.Understandingthe duration,intensity,andspatialcoverageofmarineheatwavesisimportanttocoastal communitiesasincreasedincidenceofintenseheatwaveeventsmayaffecttheareaavailable forfishing,recreational,orculturalpracticesandtheoverallhealthofalocalecosystem

Ecosystem Benefits, Human

Marine heatwavesareperiodsofpersistentanomalouslywarmoceantemperatures,whichcan havesignificantimpactsonmarinelifeaswellascoastalcommunitiesandeconomies.When ocean temperaturesareexceptionallyhighinaspecificareaforanextendedperiodoftime,it has thepotentialtoaffectthebiologyandchemistryofanecosystem.Understandingthe duration,intensity,andspatialcoverageofmarineheatwavesisimportanttocoastal communitiesasincreasedincidenceofintenseheatwaveeventsmayaffecttheareaavailable forfishing,recreational,orculturalpracticesandtheoverallhealthofalocalecosystem

Type of Ecosystem Service

Ecosystem Health

Ecosystem Regulation/Maintenance Services

Bio-remediation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Ecosytem Cultural Services

none

Ecosystem Provisioning Services

none

Benefits Documented by Use?

No

Benefits Quantified?

No

Monetary Value of Benefits

No

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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